The Men's 85 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 20 March 2006.

Shujauddin Malik, from Pakistan, won the gold, lifting a total weight of 343 kg.

[1] All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: The following records were established during the competition: